Rose Kirby, Missionary with Child
Along
Evangelism Fellowship
Tears May Fall
T he first night of
Christian Youth In
Action, I slipped into the home.
sound booth. Allison had
brought together four
teenagers to form the
praise band. They had
prepared all year.
The next morning, that
band was broken apart.
Axton, the guitarist, woke
to tragic news: his moms
car had crashed. She was
Grandpas Legacy
O ne of my college
professors noted that the
Davidic Psalms have
wording shaped by the
book of Ruth. It just and left a legacy of faith.
goes to show how much
influence a persons Growing up in small-town
great-grandparents can
have on them, he said. Depression taught them
This was Grandpa
Ardens 90th Birthday. would send Gods Word
He was 92 when he died.
in critical condition.
Before everyone awoke,
Axtons uncle rushed him
Rend Collectives Joy
We begged God to heal
her, but Axtons mom read:
died that afternoon. The
teens were heartbroken.
That night, the praise band
stepped onto the stage
missing a member. They
changed the set they had
planned for that evening,
In May, we lost my great-
grandpa, Arden Wood. He
and his wife Norma Jean,
who died two years
earlier, influenced my life
interest in doing that,
next three days, however,
Iowa during the Great
about it and finally gave
what it meant to rely on
God. They passed those
lessons on to their five
boys, raising a family that
followed the Lord.
Later, God had an
unexpected adventure for
Grandpa. A man asked
him to run a Bible printing
press in Indiana. His work
of grace. That always was
around the world. The
The Way
July, 2017
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except for the first song.
I projected the lyrics of
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screen. The first slide 808 14th Ave SE
Altoona, IA 50009
U.S.A.
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my song will rise to You.
Though my heart may Email
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While theres breath in
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I couldve told him then
and there that I had no
Grandpa said later. For the Events:
June 516: Iowa
he couldnt stop thinking
CYIA, ministry
training for
in. If you dont listen to teenagers
what God wants you to
June 25: Presentation
do, Hell bug you till you at the Well
do, Grandpa concluded. Covenant Church
Arden and Norma Jean August 7-11: Iowa
left this earth, but their Camp Good News
for elementary
influence remains. At
aged children
CYIA, I told one of
Grandpas stories that August 13-17: Iowa
illustrates the importance Camp Good News
for middle school
students
Grandpas legacy.
 C hild Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) is a
Bible-centered organization that has ministry all
over the world and is continually expanding. The
Prayer purpose of CEF is to evangelize boys and girls, to
disciple them in the Word of God, and to establish
Requests: them in a local church. Our main ministries are
childrens Bible clubs. A Good News Club meets
- Pray for the CYIA
once a week, usually during the school year. A 5-
teens as they finish a Day Club is held during breaks and meets for five
summer of ministry. consecutive days. CEF also trains and equips
teachers to share the Gospel, lead a child to Christ,
and guide saved children to grow in their faith.
- Pray that God will
continue to comfort
Axton and his family.

- Pray for the CYIA

teens as they go back
to their schools.

- Pray for the teens in

Doctors, Strippers, and Tax Collectors
T
Uganda who have also
gone through CYIA on Matthew, the tax Jesus was not. As summer
training that God will his makes me collector. At that time, his missionaries, these girls
continue to use them. think of White profession was despised. began to understand the
Christmas, Deanne words at the end of our
laughed. She was one of What careers do people passage. Jesus said,
five teenage girls seated look down on today? Those who are well dont
around the bunk beds and Michele asked. The girls need a doctor, but the sick
Praises: concrete floor. Youre began naming unseemly do (Matthew 9:12b
right! I gasped. Michele, jobs. Strippers and HCSB).
Praise God for the the other leader, looked up prostitutes, came an
teenagers who came
from her devotional book answer from my left.
to CYIA and are
passionate about confused. Matthew invited other
ministering to
children. The movie jokes about a notorious sinners to meet
doctor falling into a well: Jesus. How would you
Thank God for family feel in such a group?
legacy of faith He He shouldve attended to
has given me. the sick and left the well Michele asked.
alone! Jesus words in Uncomfortable, our
Praise God that the girls agreed.
CYIA teens are our passage were similar.
helping me raise At CYIA, teens prepared to
support this Each night of CYIA, this Most parents probably teach the parable of the lost
summer. group gathered to study want their teenagers to sheep. It was Jesus answer
be uncomfortable around when asked why He ate with
Praise God that CYIA the 12 disciples. We were sinners and tax collectors.
teens are leading
sinful people. Yet,
children to Christ
and teaching them God is doing great things as I work with the local CEF during my fundraising journey!
to live for Him. Thank you for partnering with me; it is a blessing to me. May you be blessed in return.
Thank God for the gift
of salvation through By the grace of our Lord,
Jesus Christ our
Lord!
Rose Kirby